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Create a deeper experience of the Wheel of the Year for yourself and your community. In Rituals of Celebration, author Jane Meredith provides lyrical accounts of the most memorable rituals she’s organized, as well as how-to instructions for creating them. Inspired by Pagan, Druid, and Goddess traditions, the rituals are crafted to help us honor the changing seasons and to mark the important milestones of our personal journeys in a way that is relevant to contemporary life.

Along with the rituals, you will discover craft projects that go hand-in-hand with each festival―perfect ideas for artistic expression whether you are practicing alone, with a group, or celebrating with children. With additional instructions for building an altar and other basic tasks, this guide includes everything you need to create celebrations that will resonate deeply within you, your family, and your life.

Praise:“A generous book that gives from the heart and speaks to what is real in the celebration of the Wheel of the Year.”―Dr. Tricia Szirom, author of Seasons of the Goddess

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About the Author

Jane Meredith is an Australian writer and ritualist. Her books include Magic of the Iron Pentacle, Circle of Eight: Creating Magic for Your Place on Earth, Rituals of Celebration, and Journey to the Dark Goddess. Jane is passionate about myths and mythic realms, magic, co-created ritual, trees and rivers, and dark chocolate. She offers workshops internationally, both live and as distance courses. She is a Reclaiming teacher and one of the founders of CloudCatcher WitchCamp. Her website is www.janemeredith.com.

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I had the great good fortune of taking a course in person with Jane, and I can tell you that not only is this book a delight -- with absolutely wonderful ideas for celebrating the turn of the wheel -- but Jane herself is the real deal. She is a woman of spiritual depth, learning and wisdom -- and yet she doesn't take herself too seriously and does a lot of heartfelt laughing. And that's the mark of a truly reliable spiritual teacher, right?

My women's spiritual circle used her Yule ritual pretty much exactly as it is in the book, and many of us felt it was one of the most powerful we'd ever done. I love that her ideas and thinking about rituals -- and their significance -- is not "fluffy bunny." In my view, ritual is an important time to experience and re-align ALL of the self, not just the light parts, but all of the parts loved and respected and nurtured equally. Jane's book is an excellent, balanced guide in that work.

Extremely well-organized; it is very easy to find your way around the many different sections. The first sections of the book, the Introduction and How to Use This Book, give a clear, accurate portrait of the feel and purpose of the whole (they're also available to read via amazon's Look Inside feature if you're contemplating purchase).

Previous study in the book's material (festivals, seasons, ritual, meditation, community, and so on) is not really required at all to be able to dig and appreciate this read. The material lays a very personally-relatable groundwork for exploration in all of these areas.

I would recommend this book for anyone looking for guidance or inspiration in creating community-building, nature-related activities, involving the whole family (children very much included).

Many books involving nature-based spirituality can have an alienating effect in the language they use (too specific to certain locations or cultures, too much unsupported jargon, claiming unsubstantiated authority in ancient roots, etc). That is not so with this book; Jane Meredith makes it very clear in just about every section, except for the memoirs in which she shares her personal experiences, that this is just a framework to begin from, referring to and demonstrating a healthy variety of different options without going overboard.

In all honesty, this book is probably a life-changer for me. I re-read and reference it often. It is a great tool for developing a personal relationship to ritual, especially where such a relationship may have been lacking under the instruction of other groups or faiths.

My husband thoughtfully gave me this book for my birthday, just before Beltaine, it is one that had been on my wish list for some time, so I was very pleased to receive it! This book doesn't require that it be read from front-to-back, so I read the introduction and then dove right into the chapter focusing on Beltaine. Each chapter starts with a memoir, focusing on the author's experience sharing the rituals with her son as he grows up with them. At first I thought this would be off-putting, as "momoirs" are not something that appeals to me. Colour me pleasantly surprised that these memoirs have become one of my favourite parts of the book! They add an extra nuanced level of understanding to the seasonal celebration that wouldn't exist if they were not included. If you have been looking for a book to become more closely acquainted with the seasonal holy days look no further - this is a very good one!